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Breaking: Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala named WTO Director-General
Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the first African...
For his dedication, serving in Boko Haram territory, Ogun-born medical doctor gets N13.9m Borno Gov. largesse
By Boye Ajayi The Borno State Government has compensated a 65-year-old medical doctor from Ogun State, Dr Isa Akinbode with N13.9...
Carrying of AK 47 by herdsmen: Gov. Akeredolu blasts Bauchi Governor, says he is lawless, an unrepentant anarchist
Outraged by Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed’s justifying Fulani herdsmen carrying guns, Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described him as an...
Lagos Lekki Toll Plaza: Police Crush, Arrest 10 Protesters, Haul them Into Black Maria
By Boye Ajayi No fewer than 10 people including four girls have been arrested by security operatives at the Lekki toll...
Fresh herdsmen attack in Ogun: Two killed, schools, hospitals shut
Owode-Ketu and Ijoun communities in the Yewa North Council Area of Ogun State have been turned into a theatre of war following...
Gov. Bello lets cat out of the bag, says Fani-Kayode has joined APC
A former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, known for his vitriolic attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, may...
Abuja court unfreezes accounts linked with promoters of EndSARS protests
High Court in Abuja has unfrozen accounts linked with some promoters of the October 2020 #EndSARS protest that rocked the country to...
Northern governors: Open grazing unsustainable, unfashionable
A temporary headstart appears to have been achieved as the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) declared open grazing as unsustainable, unfashionable and...
Pres. Buhari can’t talk on “every matter” including herders’ crisis, says Femi Adesina
Mr Femi Adesina, the Presidential Adviser on Media and Publicity on Tuesday put up a stout defence for President Muhammadu Buhari’s reticence and...
Nigerians to pay more for petrol as crude oil price hits $60 per barrel, says Petroleum Minister
Nigerians will have to pay more for petrol as the current N162 pump price may be raised as crude oil price rises...
Unity, Peace of Nigeria Imperative, says VP Osinbajo
Worried by divisive tendencies among Nigerians, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has urged Nigerians to shun threats to the country’s unity and peace. According...
Nigeria receives 16m doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Contrary to some media reports, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 16 million AstraZeneca doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been received...
Herdsmen killings: ECOWAS Court reserves judgment in SERAP’s suit against Buhari administration
The suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Federal Government for its failure to prevent, account for...
Reason behind Air Afrique Airlines Failure
The fact that Air Afrique airlines met an ignominious end is common knowledge. However, not a lot of people are familiar with...
Breaking: Buhari rewards Buratai, Olonisakin, other ex-Service Chiefs with ambassadorial jobs
Barely two weeks after their retirement, the five immediate past Service Chiefs have been nominated as non-career Ambassadors-designate. Well-meaning Nigerians, governors and...
Breaking: Retired IG-P Adamu gets 3-month tenure elongation
Mr Mohammed Adamu, who attained retirement age on February 1, 2021, has been given three months tenure extension as the Inspector-General of...
